2026 season
Head coach candidates
FBS coordinators and Group of 5 and FCS head coaches. Ranks are within the division; teal = top third, orange = bottom third.
Conference
Team
FBS coordinators
82 coordinators. Career: the median of his units' FBS ranks as a share of FBS (top 5% = among the best).
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Career EPA/play | Career points/poss. | Career success rate | 2026 EPA/play | HC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryant Haines | DC, Indiana | 4 | top 5% | top 6% | top 3% | No. 11 of 138 | ||
| 2 | Colin Hitschler | DC, UCLA | 4 | top 6% | top 10% | top 9% | No. 1 of 138 | ||
| 3 | Mickey Conn | DC, Samford | 3 | top 7% | top 14% | top 16% | - | ||
| 4 | Corey Hetherman | DC, Miami | 2 | top 8% | top 6% | top 13% | No. 64 of 138 | ||
| 5 | Glenn Schumann | DC, Georgia | 7 | top 11% | top 5% | top 14% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 6 | Todd Bates | DC, Oklahoma | 4 | top 11% | top 22% | top 12% | No. 7 of 138 | ||
| 7 | Phil Parker | DC, Iowa | 13 | top 12% | top 6% | top 28% | No. 14 of 138 | ||
| 8 | Josh Aldridge | DC, South Florida | 2 | top 12% | top 21% | top 12% | No. 57 of 138 | 0-1 (1) | |
| 9 | Maurice Linguist | DC (co), Alabama | 2 | top 12% | top 12% | top 11% | No. 17 of 138 | 14-23 (4) | |
| 10 | D.J. Durkin | DC, Auburn | 9 | top 14% | top 26% | top 15% | No. 80 of 138 | 12-17 (4) | |
| 11 | Vince Kehres | DC, Syracuse | 6 | top 16% | top 21% | top 15% | No. 65 of 138 | ||
| 12 | Brent Pry | DC, Virginia Tech | 11 | top 16% | top 28% | top 21% | No. 69 of 138 | 16-24 (4) | |
| 13 | Tom Allen | DC, Clemson | 4 | top 24% | top 23% | top 18% | No. 53 of 138 | 33-49 (8) | |
| 14 | Trent Bray | DC, Washington State | 2 | top 25% | top 31% | top 41% | No. 86 of 138 | 5-14 (2) | |
| 15 | Corey Batoon | DC, Missouri | 7 | top 25% | top 23% | top 24% | No. 36 of 138 | ||
| 16 | Lance Guidry | DC, Memphis | 6 | top 26% | top 36% | top 20% | No. 71 of 138 | 1-0 (1) | |
| 17 | Chris Ash | DC, Notre Dame | 7 | top 26% | top 17% | top 26% | No. 31 of 138 | 8-32 (4) | |
| 18 | Todd Orlando | DC, South Alabama | 21 | top 29% | top 27% | top 26% | No. 131 of 138 | ||
| 19 | Todd Grantham | DC, UAB | 13 | top 29% | top 19% | top 20% | No. 28 of 138 | ||
| 20 | Shiel Wood | DC, Texas Tech | 5 | top 29% | top 22% | top 35% | No. 33 of 138 | ||
| 21 | Jay Hill | DC, Michigan | 3 | top 30% | top 14% | top 42% | No. 4 of 138 | 63-38 (8) | |
| 22 | Kane Wommack | DC, Alabama | 6 | top 31% | top 27% | top 28% | No. 17 of 138 | 22-16 (3) | |
| 23 | Zac Alley | DC, West Virginia | 4 | top 31% | top 43% | top 21% | No. 133 of 138 | ||
| 24 | Tim Walton | DC (co), Ohio State | 3 | top 31% | top 39% | top 24% | No. 20 of 138 | ||
| 25 | Anthony Poindexter | DC (co), Tennessee | 12 | top 32% | top 31% | top 41% | No. 5 of 138 | ||
| 26 | Joe Klanderman | DC, Baylor | 6 | top 32% | top 34% | top 29% | No. 12 of 138 | 2-0 (1) | |
| 27 | Jim Knowles | DC, Tennessee | 13 | top 33% | top 29% | top 34% | No. 5 of 138 | ||
| 28 | Tim Banks | DC (co), Auburn | 19 | top 34% | top 28% | top 39% | No. 80 of 138 | ||
| 29 | D. J. Smith | DC, App State | 4 | top 34% | top 33% | top 26% | No. 79 of 138 | ||
| 30 | Maurice Crum Jr. | DC (co), SMU | 5 | top 35% | top 44% | top 34% | No. 70 of 138 | ||
| 31 | Clayton White | DC, South Carolina | 9 | top 35% | top 40% | top 59% | No. 83 of 138 | ||
| 32 | Marcus Woodson | DC (co), Ole Miss | 3 | top 35% | top 57% | top 48% | No. 101 of 138 | ||
| 33 | Brian Williams | DC, Jacksonville State | 4 | top 35% | top 40% | top 48% | No. 52 of 138 | ||
| 34 | Tony White | DC, Florida State | 6 | top 36% | top 37% | top 47% | No. 106 of 138 | ||
| 35 | Skyler Cassity | DC, Oklahoma State | 2 | top 36% | top 38% | top 56% | No. 67 of 138 | ||
| 36 | Austin Armstrong | DC, Houston | 5 | top 38% | top 32% | top 35% | No. 104 of 138 | ||
| 37 | Ron Roberts | DC, Arkansas | 8 | top 39% | top 36% | top 64% | No. 113 of 138 | ||
| 38 | Bradley Dale Peveto | DC (co), North Texas | 6 | top 39% | top 59% | top 32% | No. 77 of 138 | ||
| 39 | Brad White | DC, Florida | 7 | top 40% | top 38% | top 71% | No. 62 of 138 | ||
| 40 | Jordan Peterson | DC, Kansas State | 3 | top 40% | top 28% | top 16% | No. 103 of 138 | ||
| 41 | Erik Chinander | DC, Boise State | 9 | top 40% | top 33% | top 46% | No. 78 of 138 | ||
| 42 | Travaris Robinson | DC (co), Georgia | 7 | top 41% | top 36% | top 57% | No. 26 of 138 | ||
| 43 | Andy Avalos | DC, TCU | 7 | top 41% | top 31% | top 39% | No. 13 of 138 | 22-14 (3) | |
| 44 | Stephen Belichick | DC, North Carolina | 2 | top 42% | top 56% | top 56% | No. 54 of 138 | ||
| 45 | John Rudzinski | DC, Virginia | 8 | top 44% | top 35% | top 36% | No. 68 of 138 | ||
| 46 | Chris Marve | DC, Colorado | 3 | top 45% | top 32% | top 21% | No. 61 of 138 | ||
| 47 | Spence Nowinsky | DC, New Mexico | 8 | top 46% | top 41% | top 45% | No. 2 of 138 | ||
| 48 | Ted Roof | DC, Boston College | 11 | top 46% | top 45% | top 51% | No. 58 of 138 | 6-45 (5) | |
| 49 | Ryan Walters | DC, Washington | 8 | top 47% | top 30% | top 37% | No. 30 of 138 | 5-19 (2) | |
| 50 | D'Anton Lynn | DC, Penn State | 3 | top 47% | top 47% | top 74% | No. 50 of 138 | ||
| 51 | Aaron Bohl | DC, Wyoming | 2 | top 48% | top 44% | top 43% | No. 91 of 138 | ||
| 52 | Alex Grinch | DC, UCF | 11 | top 50% | top 43% | top 57% | No. 63 of 138 | ||
| 53 | Nick Monroe | DC (co), Minnesota | 3 | top 50% | top 44% | top 62% | No. 40 of 138 | ||
| 54 | Jovan Dewitt | DC, Florida International | 4 | top 51% | top 66% | top 54% | No. 45 of 138 | ||
| 55 | Nate Woody | DC, Cincinnati | 11 | top 52% | top 36% | top 36% | No. 115 of 138 | ||
| 56 | Tim McGarigle | DC, Northwestern | 2 | top 53% | top 44% | top 82% | No. 47 of 138 | ||
| 57 | Scottie Hazelton | DC, Wake Forest | 9 | top 53% | top 40% | top 43% | No. 18 of 138 | ||
| 58 | Kelly Poppinga | DC, BYU | 4 | top 55% | top 52% | top 31% | No. 42 of 138 | ||
| 59 | Steve Morrison | DC, Indiana State | 4 | top 56% | top 49% | top 52% | - | ||
| 60 | Tyrone Nix | DC, Tarleton State | 13 | top 59% | top 36% | top 57% | - | ||
| 61 | Ryan Osborn | DC, Columbia | 2 | top 60% | top 77% | top 57% | - | ||
| 62 | Brian Stewart | DC, Middle Tennessee | 9 | top 60% | top 72% | top 64% | No. 123 of 138 | ||
| 63 | Tommy Thigpen | DC, North Carolina Central | 6 | top 61% | top 55% | top 43% | - | ||
| 64 | Dennis Thurman | DC, Hawai'i | 2 | top 61% | top 52% | top 57% | No. 110 of 138 | ||
| 65 | Kane Ioane | DC, Nevada | 5 | top 61% | top 46% | top 36% | No. 89 of 138 | ||
| 66 | Nick Holt | DC (co), Abilene Christian | 13 | top 61% | top 55% | top 46% | - | 5-18 (2) | |
| 67 | Will Windham | DC, Texas State | 2 | top 62% | top 65% | top 57% | No. 90 of 138 | ||
| 68 | Jay Bateman | DC, Kentucky | 13 | top 63% | top 50% | top 60% | No. 59 of 138 | ||
| 69 | Nathan Burton | DC (co), Troy | 5 | top 63% | top 75% | top 64% | No. 51 of 138 | ||
| 70 | Mike MacIntyre | DC, Oregon State | 5 | top 64% | top 47% | top 63% | No. 93 of 138 | 58-89 (12) | |
| 71 | Matt Powledge | DC, North Texas | 4 | top 64% | top 80% | top 74% | No. 77 of 138 | ||
| 72 | Tyson Summers | DC, Colorado State | 8 | top 64% | top 52% | top 66% | No. 138 of 138 | 5-18 (3) | |
| 73 | Charlton Warren | DC (co), NC State | 9 | top 65% | top 71% | top 78% | No. 108 of 138 | ||
| 74 | D. J. Eliot | DC, NC State | 10 | top 69% | top 66% | top 74% | No. 108 of 138 | ||
| 75 | Joe Rossi | DC, Michigan State | 10 | top 69% | top 64% | top 63% | No. 99 of 138 | ||
| 76 | Clint Bowen | DC, North Alabama | 11 | top 70% | top 70% | top 76% | - | ||
| 77 | Tim Tibesar | DC, Akron | 11 | top 71% | top 79% | top 71% | No. 132 of 138 | ||
| 78 | Chad Staggs | DC, East Tennessee State | 3 | top 71% | top 80% | top 57% | - | 0-1 (1) | |
| 79 | Steve Russ | DC, Air Force | 8 | top 75% | top 71% | top 73% | No. 74 of 138 | ||
| 80 | Jason Rollins | DC, Grambling | 3 | top 76% | top 86% | top 68% | - | 4-7 (1) | |
| 81 | Elijah Robinson | DC (co), Texas A&M | 3 | top 80% | top 80% | top 68% | No. 35 of 138 | 1-2 (1) | |
| 82 | Brian Smith | DC, Temple | 8 | top 84% | top 75% | top 59% | No. 116 of 138 | 8-4 (1) |
Group of 5 head coaches
62 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. FBS seasons only; below fbs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FBS.
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Record | Win % | vs Power 4 | Below FBS | Off EPA/play | Off points/poss. | Def EPA/play | Def points/poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Entz | Fresno State | 2 | 14-8 | .636 | 0-2 | 60-11 | top 68% | top 63% | top 25% | top 19% | |
| 2 | Jason Eck | New Mexico | 2 | 17-5 | .773 | 1-3 | 26-13 | top 54% | top 32% | top 17% | top 20% | |
| 3 | Jason Candle | UConn | 12 | 85-49 | .634 | 2-9 | - | top 23% | top 28% | top 20% | top 25% | |
| 4 | Billy Napier | James Madison | 9 | 70-37 | .654 | 1-3 | - | top 22% | top 29% | top 38% | top 29% | |
| 5 | Dan Mullen | UNLV | 15 | 118-69 | .631 | 2-0 | - | top 32% | top 45% | top 36% | top 30% | |
| 6 | Blake Harrell | East Carolina | 3 | 19-9 | .679 | 1-3 | - | top 44% | top 41% | top 24% | top 31% | |
| 7 | Bronco Mendenhall | Utah State | 20 | 150-100 | .600 | 4-13 | - | top 33% | top 34% | top 36% | top 31% | |
| 8 | Charles Huff | Memphis | 6 | 47-27 | .635 | 2-3 | - | top 52% | top 48% | top 35% | top 36% | |
| 9 | Spencer Danielson | Boise State | 4 | 32-9 | .780 | 0-5 | - | top 16% | top 14% | top 53% | top 40% | |
| 10 | Chuck Martin | Miami (OH) | 13 | 78-78 | .500 | 2-18 | 74-7 | top 62% | top 70% | top 41% | top 41% | |
| 11 | John Hauser | Ohio | 2 | 8-3 | .727 | 0-1 | - | top 32% | top 41% | top 42% | top 41% | |
| 12 | Charles Kelly | Jacksonville State | 2 | 16-7 | .696 | 0-1 | - | top 35% | top 34% | top 44% | top 42% | |
| 13 | Jamey Chadwell | Liberty | 9 | 72-36 | .667 | 3-2 | 59-35 | top 28% | top 28% | top 52% | top 45% | |
| 14 | Pete Lembo | Buffalo | 8 | 54-43 | .557 | 0-6 | 79-36 | top 70% | top 62% | top 64% | top 45% | |
| 15 | Willie Simmons | Florida International | 2 | 11-11 | .500 | 0-1 | 66-24 | top 71% | top 75% | top 40% | top 45% | |
| 16 | Ricky Rahne | Old Dominion | 7 | 33-40 | .452 | 2-8 | - | top 76% | top 68% | top 20% | top 46% | |
| 17 | Tre Lamb | Tulsa | 2 | 9-12 | .429 | 2-1 | 27-25 | top 46% | top 53% | top 39% | top 46% | |
| 18 | Tyson Helton | Western Kentucky | 8 | 60-42 | .588 | 1-12 | - | top 49% | top 55% | top 40% | top 47% | |
| 19 | Brian Newberry | Navy | 4 | 29-18 | .617 | 2-4 | - | top 24% | top 32% | top 54% | top 47% | |
| 20 | Clay Helton | Georgia Southern | 13 | 78-53 | .595 | 1-5 | - | top 37% | top 42% | top 48% | top 47% | |
| 21 | Matt Drinkall | Central Michigan | 2 | 12-11 | .522 | 0-4 | 42-17 | top 64% | top 73% | top 43% | top 47% | |
| 22 | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana | 6 | 36-28 | .563 | 1-5 | - | top 41% | top 30% | top 53% | top 49% | |
| 23 | Blake Anderson | Southern Miss | 13 | 77-61 | .558 | 3-11 | - | top 48% | top 39% | top 47% | top 50% | |
| 24 | Sonny Cumbie | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 28-36 | .438 | 0-8 | - | top 65% | top 57% | top 44% | top 50% | |
| 25 | Troy Calhoun | Air Force | 20 | 146-99 | .596 | 6-6 | - | top 21% | top 25% | top 56% | top 50% |
FCS head coaches
104 head coaches, by defense pts/poss.. FCS seasons only; below fcs from his Wikipedia record. Offense and defense: teams' median standing in FCS.
| # | Coach | Now | Seasons | Last 3 seasons | Record | Win % | vs FBS | Below FCS | Off EPA/play | Off points/poss. | Def EPA/play | Def points/poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Surace | Princeton | 16 | 90-68 | .570 | - | 18-3 | top 66% | top 61% | top 37% | top 7% | |
| 2 | T. C. Taylor | Jackson State | 4 | 35-11 | .761 | 0-3 | - | top 16% | top 19% | top 17% | top 11% | |
| 3 | Trevor Andrews | Dayton | 4 | 25-17 | .595 | - | - | top 56% | top 51% | top 10% | top 11% | |
| 4 | Dan Jackson | South Dakota State | 2 | 17-7 | .708 | 0-1 | - | top 22% | top 20% | top 12% | top 11% | |
| 5 | Joel Taylor | Mercer | 3 | 20-12 | .625 | 0-1 | - | top 41% | top 45% | top 13% | top 13% | |
| 6 | Brent Vigen | Montana State | 6 | 70-13 | .843 | 2-3 | - | top 2% | top 1% | top 25% | top 13% | |
| 7 | Glenn Caruso | St. Thomas (MN) | 6 | 45-21 | .682 | - | 132-33 | top 35% | top 27% | top 13% | top 15% | |
| 8 | Russ Huesman | Richmond | 9 | 62-44 | .585 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 40% | top 14% | top 15% | |
| 9 | Colby Carthel | Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 53-39 | .576 | 0-10 | 59-18 | top 37% | top 16% | top 37% | top 15% | |
| 10 | Andrew Aurich | Harvard | 3 | 24-5 | .828 | - | - | top 6% | top 11% | top 27% | top 16% | |
| 11 | Bobby Wilder | Tennessee Tech | 8 | 72-21 | .774 | 1-7 | - | top 13% | top 9% | top 8% | top 16% | |
| 12 | Eric Schmidt | North Dakota | 2 | 15-10 | .600 | 0-2 | - | top 34% | top 24% | top 17% | top 18% | |
| 13 | John Grass | Samford | 9 | 70-31 | .693 | 2-7 | - | top 58% | top 66% | top 46% | top 19% | |
| 14 | Rusty Wright | Chattanooga | 8 | 45-37 | .549 | 0-8 | - | top 34% | top 35% | top 27% | top 20% | |
| 15 | Travis Bush | UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | 14-8 | .636 | 0-1 | - | top 23% | top 24% | top 22% | top 20% | |
| 16 | Eddie Robinson Jr. | Alabama State | 5 | 35-20 | .636 | 0-3 | - | top 66% | top 60% | top 22% | top 20% | |
| 17 | Kevin Cahill | Yale | 4 | 27-18 | .600 | 0-1 | - | top 49% | top 34% | top 25% | top 22% | |
| 18 | Clay Hendrix | Furman | 9 | 60-46 | .566 | 0-10 | - | top 60% | top 57% | top 39% | top 22% | |
| 19 | Jim Fleming | Rhode Island | 12 | 62-77 | .446 | 1-12 | - | top 31% | top 32% | top 22% | top 23% | |
| 20 | Clint Killough | Incarnate Word | 4 | 31-16 | .660 | 0-3 | - | top 29% | top 20% | top 11% | top 23% | |
| 21 | Mark Ferrante | Villanova | 9 | 73-38 | .658 | 1-7 | - | top 27% | top 29% | top 35% | top 24% | |
| 22 | Brandon Moore | San Diego | 4 | 25-19 | .568 | - | 13-3 | top 31% | top 35% | top 19% | top 24% | |
| 23 | Mickey Joseph | Grambling | 3 | 16-17 | .485 | 0-3 | 13-7 | top 75% | top 59% | top 30% | top 25% | |
| 24 | Tremaine Jackson | Prairie View A&M | 2 | 15-9 | .625 | 0-2 | 40-12 | top 38% | top 35% | top 36% | top 26% | |
| 25 | Trei Oliver | North Carolina Central | 7 | 50-30 | .625 | 0-5 | - | top 18% | top 12% | top 29% | top 26% |